About Artisphere

                      Photo by Shauna Alexander, Brightest Young Things

Artisphere is a new breed of urban arts center that features four distinct performance venues, three visual art galleries, a 4,000 square foot ballroom, and free Wi-Fi. With intimate co-located spaces and multiple programs occurring simultaneously, Artisphere was designed for people and art to collide. Its unique footprint encourages visitors coming for a familiar activity to try something new. With programming ranging from contemporary visual art, Shakespeare, and multi-cultural film fests to spoken word, chamber music, family programs and dance—the wide array of offerings are as diverse as its audience. With free admission and event ticket prices averaging $15 (many events are free or pay-what-you-can), Artisphere presents the arts in a fresh and less formal environment. People of all ages can hang out and experience the arts at a reasonable price point and at their own convenience and pace.

Amenities include:

• 4,000 sq. ft. Terrace Gallery, plus two additional gallery spaces for visual arts
• 4,000 sq. ft. Ballroom (3,000 sq. ft. dance floor) for events, performances and weekly live music series
• 220-seat Dome Theatre for concerts, films and presentations
• 125-seat Black Box Theatre—the new home of WSC Avant Bard 
• 387-seat Spectrum Theatre for concerts and events located just next door
• Free WiFi 
• Two-story Video Wall screening experimental film and video installations

Resident Companies:

• National Chamber Ensemble
• UrbanArias
• WSC Avant Bard